I have a finish for the new year. My crayon quilt is ready to be gifted. I worked on this quilt as part of the rainbow scrap challenge in 2019. Finishing this quilt makes me want to start another crayon quilt for the rainbow scrap challenge. It is fun and easy to do, to use up 2 1/2 inch scraps. I really enjoyed making the words to add to the original pattern.
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| 57 x 89 = 16 yards |
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| ode to joey |
I chose wonky courthouse steps for my December one monthly goal at elm street quilts. I think this will be the last finish for the year. I have met my goal for the phd 21. I started this in 2019 as a fun side project using my smallest scraps. Making this was very therapeutic. Bonnie Hunter is offering this pattern as a freebie and it is downloadable on her site. I pieced this entirely on my Singer treadle
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| 80 x91 = 22 yards |
This project is from 2012 when we had a local quilt shop in town. They held this quilt as a free block of the month. I had all the blocks at the end of the program done, but didn't decide how to put it together, so it went to the time out closet. I used a random number generator for this ufo project. It is time to make some decisions.
I have added a new word to my rsc project. I had forgotten how much I like to make letters. I use Lori Holt's alphabet book.
I am trying to prepare for next year and a new rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy project. I want to do strings and crumbs by color so I have started sorting the big bucket into colors. I was afraid I wouldn't find enough of each color, but, alas, I have plenty. And some have already been sorted into baggies. If I do a little every day, I may have it sorted for the new year.
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I have a few period blocks for the full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I am not joining them, until, I start assembling the top. I am still missing one row, but, I am not sure which one. I would like to see if I can keep going on this one instead of putting it in the ufo closet. But, rhododendron mystery at quiltville has officially started and I will turn some attention to that. I still want to keep going on my 5 quilt project, so, we will see.
I am looking at what I might want to make next year for the rainbow scrap challenge. I want to make a string candy quilt, but, I am not sure I have enough strings in each colorway.
I have at least decided that I am retiring my tiny houses to the ufo closet. I have 240 of them at 3 inches. I can make a small quilt now, or I can make more later for a bigger quilt. I have worked on them for 2 years and I am ready for a break.
I have moved the full stop quilt and the color blocks quilts to the regular cue and not specifically for the rainbow
I haven't taken an account of the psp 20/21 blocks to know what I want to do. or crumb star blocks. I enjoy the clean up that can happen at the end of the year, as I put some projects away and make way for new projects.
I have been bad with the seasonal sales at Joann fabric and missourri star. There is no more room on the shelves for any more fabric, and I have enough scraps tucked here and there to last a life time.
Oh, one goal for next year is to eliminate 12 jelly rolls. I have started looking for quick patterns. Any great ideas?
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This cute donation quilt is finished. I bought this as a kit a few years ago. I thought it would make a cute boy donation quilt. This is my one monthly goal for November too.
I had it to the top stage here at the beginning of the month and now it is finished. I really like the fabric.
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| 61x66 |
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| I hand sewed the binding and sprinkled stars in the quilting |
Our guild's annual donation night was Tuesday and we had many quilts turned in and were given to the police department and family services.
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I have a fun quilt finish. I saw this quilt awhile ago on Bonnie Hunter's site as she was working on it. At the time she called it crazy town.
I had a basket or two of strings, and it looked fun. I had the blocks ready to go soon enough. I called it lightening. I had the top ready, but, didn't finish it to see what Bonnie was going to do with it.
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| 12 yards of fabric |
I began in the Spring of 2019 and it is 72 x 80. I used a blue sheet for the backing and a scrappy binding. I did a free form bubble design for the quilting.
When it came up again on her blog, she had changed the name and the layout to shattered. I stuck with what I had. It has finally taken a turn on the longarm. I am glad to have this finished and off the list.
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| bonnie picture |
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Here is my 5 quilts progress report.
1.checkered past -All the blocks are together and I am planning a piano key border. I can use the leftover bits and clean up some scraps at the same time. The sashing acts as the inner border.
2. fish school - this is a year long project for the quiltville leader/ender challenge. I am keeping up with a few each week. I have sewed all I had cut, so I need to cut some more.
3. scrappy mountain majesties - I started the layout on the library floor meeting room. I took apart a couple of rows and inserted the new blocks with a different background. The end pieces were the challenge. I had to keep checking that I had the angles right. I labeled each row and look forward to sewing them all together
4. boho heart -I have finished week 5 out of 9, but at this point I will concentrate on the pink and red section. I think that will be easier for me with the rainbow version.
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5. tiger quilt - still working on the piano key borders
MY next on the longarm
1. on the go - donation quilt -is now on the frame
2. wonky courthouse - hunter
3. hourglass leader ender challenge - hunter
4, end of the rainbow rsc
5. row rainbow rsc
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Here is my 5 quilts progress report.
1.checkered past -I have sewed a sashing to the right side of all the blocks. the next step is to join the blocks into rows using the sashings. I got this far at an open sew saturday.
2. fish school - this is a year long project for the quiltville leader/ender challenge. I have made a goal to sew 10 blocks before I can move on to the next quilt. I finished the 10 and added a few more.
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3. scrappy mountain majesties - I have made additional blocks for an old ufo. I plan on starting the rows and see how I need to set the blocks together.
4. boho heart -I finished week 4 of boho heart and I am working on week 5. I sat and made lists and decided how I am going to proceed and made a few kits. The thinking is the hardest part - haha
5. tiger quilt - I added a polka dot border to tiger tiger, and I have started making piano key borders for the little quilt.
MY next on the longarm
1. on the go - donation quilt -is now on the frame
2. wonky courthouse - hunter
3. hourglass leader ender challenge - hunter
4, end of the rainbow rsc
5. row rainbow rsc
I bought this as a kit a few years ago. I thought it would make a cute boy donation quilt. I plan on finishing this for my one monthly goal at elm street quilts for November.
I have it to the top stage here and need to quilt and bind it. I really like the fabric.
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| borders here |
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| cute |
bonnie hunter has released the new mystery fabric requirements
I have finished almost amish for my one monthly goal.
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| 65 x 76 |
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| I used a tye dye sheet for the back and quilted in free hand swirls |
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| Judy's new quilt top |
I have 5 quilts I am focusing on right now
1. sea swept just needs backing and binding and a turn on the longarm. -done
2. fish school
3. scrappy mountain majesties is an older UFO I want to get to the top stage
4. boho heart is a QAL with my Friday quilting friends
5. and labels and prepping my quilts for the quilt show -done
I have 2 done and can add in 2 more quilts to add to the list - oh the possibilities.
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I have a top finished for Carolina chain. I have had piles of projects just needing a little help to get them ready for quilting. This one I used as my away project only. Eventually, it reached a stage I just wanted to finish it.
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| oops -silly block turned wrong _ I guess that is why I take pictures |
I cut Carolina chain in 2017. It is from the the book addicted to scraps by Bonnie Hunter. It was also in the quilltmaker magazine, June/ July 2010.
It was time to pull this quilt out and take a look at what it would take to finish it. The paper said it was assembled and just needed borders. There has been no mention of it on the blog, so I checked other paperwork and I started it in 2012.
Bricks in the barnyard is found in Bonnie Hunter's Book- scraps and shirt tails 2
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It's a top. I made this crayon quilt using the colors of the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy last year or the year before. Then, I decided I wanted to make something different for the border, so it took longer than expected.
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| the grass and the wind were a problem |
The rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy color for August is aqua. I remembered country roads that is ready to be quilted and decided that will be my goal for one monthly goal at elm street quilts. I have some charity quilts to quilt first, then I will give it a turn on the longarm.
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| country roads |
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| I have 168 blocks |
